Tooth Extraction

Tooth Extraction

Reasons for Extractions

Modern dental medicine allows us to fight infection, provide minimally invasive treatments, and create lasting results. However, there are a few situations in which tooth removal is the best and most practical option to maximize treatment results.

Tooth Removal

In almost all circumstances, our patients do not need to be referred to an oral surgeon because of Dr. Wisdom’s expertise. During your extraction, we will keep you comfortable with powerful local anesthetic. Oral moderate sedation is an option that many patients appreciate. During your consultation, we will fully inform you about what to expect and discuss whether you would like oral sedation. You will receive pre-operative and post-operative instructions appropriate for your circumstances.

Dental Disease – If a tooth has decayed or fractured beyond a state that can be repaired by a filling, crown, or root canal treatment and crown, extraction may be the best option. Without treatment, the tooth’s infection can spread to surrounding tissues and enter the blood stream, which can cause serious health complications.

Preparation for Dental Prosthesis – When a patient decides to have a removable or fixed bridge, full denture or partial denture, there may be teeth in the way of optimal prosthetic treatment.

Preparation for Orthodontics – Adult orthodontic treatment is commonly preceded with removal of wisdom teeth to create space on the upper and lower arch for ideal alignment. There are other circumstances when a patient will benefit from removal of one or more teeth. Our dentists will communicate with your orthodontist to make sure this is necessary and be part of comprehensive treatment planning to give you ideal dental function and appearance.

Impaction – Occasionally, a tooth does not erupt, and it remains in the jaw or, sometimes, beneath the palate of the mouth. Teeth that cannot erupt should be removed, in most situations. Impaction is common with third molars but can occur with other teeth.

Third Molars/Wisdom Teeth – Most humans have four wisdom teeth, located in the very back of the mouth, two on top and two on bottom. Some people have more, some have fewer. These large, unnecessary teeth do not help with digestion (masticating food), and in fact, they commonly become infected or decayed because they’re hard to clean. It is not unusual for wisdom teeth to become impacted, because end up becoming lodged against other teeth’s roots. Another problem caused by wisdom teeth is crowding. These third molars don’t usually erupt until early adulthood, and many people have undergone orthodontic treatment to straighten their teeth by that stage of life. Wisdom teeth can cause other teeth to shift out of place, resulting in overlapping and crowding. For these reasons, many people opt to have their third molars removed prior to their full eruption, when they are still beneath the gums.

What our patients think.

This page is having a slideshow that uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser.

Bradley

DATED: 2016-09-27

VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AND MADE SURE I WAS IN NO DISCOMFORT AT ALL.

luciano

DATED: 2016-10-04

WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR MY FIRST TIME THE DENTIST WAS VERY POSTIVE AND WOULD COME AGAIN.

Stephanie

DATED: 2017-02-17

GREAT EXPERIENCE. WONDERFUL STAFF AND THE DOCTOR IS DEFINETLY THE BEST DENTIST I HAVE EVER HAD.